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The Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Corporation is working alongside Startup Sioux Falls and Dakota Resources to launch a CO.STARTERS Business Accelerator Program within the Mitchell community!
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CO.STARTERS
is a program designed to provide you with insights, relationships, and tools to turn your idea into action and a sustainable business. If you're an aspiring entrepreneur, or a seasoned entrepreneur looking to launch a new product or service, CO.STARTERS is for you. The one requirement is that you have to have a concept you are ready to test and be willing to study, shape and fine-tune in a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment. If you're creative, community-minded, and serious about turning your passion into a thriving business, we want you.
Don't miss your chance to enroll in this 10-week course - another opportunity won't arrive until 2023!
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Course Dates & Times
Sessions are held for 10 weeks straight, 1 evening a week, and run for 3 hours.
Our next cohort will be held Spring 2023! Be on the lookout for information on how to enroll, dates/times, and location of classes.
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Program Details
During CO. STARTERS, you’ll develop and fine-tune your idea, critically examining every part of it and plan your next steps through feedback from people in the community. The program is facilitated by active local entrepreneurs and educators, and guest speakers include specialists and professionals from the Mitchell area in marketing, branding, legal and finance agencies, as well as other entrepreneurs.
The course consists of eleven sessions; the last session will be a Startup Pitch Night featuring cohort members. We are currently running one cohort per year starting in May 2022. Our next cohort will run Spring 2023. During that time, we'll cover the following topics:
Session 1: Knowing YourselfSession 2: Knowing Your Customer
Session 3: Find the Right Solution
Session 4: Getting the Relationship Right
Session 5: Building Blocks
Session 6: Structures & Systems
Session 7: Discovering the Bottom Line
Session 8: Financial Modeling
Session 9: Planning for Growth
Session 10: Celebration Night
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Pricing
The CO.STARTERS business accelerator program is currently supported through the Community Navigator Pilot Program grant, powered by the Small Business Administration. The current price of the program is FREE, which includes program materials and resources. Interested participants can learn more about the value here.
Participants of the program will receive Q&A with local entrepreneurs, support from Dakota Resources, Startup Sioux Falls, and MCOC/MADC during and post-graduation, and invitations to resource fairs, mentorship programs, alumni networking & workshop events.
Participants will graduate from the program with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business, articulate their business model, and repeat the process for future business ideas.
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